Cleaner holder

ABSTRACT

A cleaner holder includes a first body having a first charging port configured to charge a cleaner, a second body protruding from the first body to support the cleaner, and a battery accommodating space recessed in one surface of the second body and configured to accommodate a battery detachably mounted to the cleaner. A second charging port configured to charge the battery is provided in the second body.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Korean PatentApplication No. 10-2016-0056462, filed in Korea on May 9, 2016, KoreanPatent Application No. 10-2016-0108639, filed in Korea on Aug. 25, 2016,Korean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0108640, filed in Korea on Aug.25, 2016, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0108641, filed in Koreaon Aug. 25, 2016, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0108642, filedin Korea on Aug. 25, 2016, Korean Patent Application No.10-2016-0108643, filed in Korea on Aug. 25, 2016, Korean PatentApplication No. 10-2016-0171723, filed in Korea on Dec. 15, 2016, andKorean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0177828, filed in Korea on Dec.23, 2016, whose entire disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

The present disclosure relates to a cleaner holder.

A cleaner is a device that performs cleaning by sucking and wiping dustor foreign substances on a surface to be cleaned.

Such a cleaner may be classified into a manual cleaner that performscleaning while a user directly moves the cleaner and an automaticcleaner that performs cleaning while the cleaner is driven by itself.The manual cleaner may be classified into a canister cleaner, an uprightcleaner, a handheld cleaner, a stick cleaner and the like depending ontypes of the cleaner.

The above-described cleaner may have a rechargeable battery embeddedtherein, and the rechargeable battery may supply electric power foroperating the cleaner only when being frequently charged. Thus, thecleaner requires a holder that may simultaneously charge therechargeable battery and hold the cleaner.

Contents of a vacuum cleaner holder are disclosed in Korean PatentApplication Publication No. 10-2012-0103956 as the prior art.

The vacuum cleaner holder according to the prior art includes a pedestalfor holding a head of a vacuum cleaner to simultaneously charge and holdthe vacuum cleaner and a support having charging pins for charging thevacuum cleaner.

Meanwhile, the vacuum cleaner holder according to the prior art, whichholds a vacuum cleaner having a center on a lower side thereof, isinserted into support pieces on a lower side of the vacuum cleaner tosupport the vacuum cleaner. However, in case of a cleaner having acenter on an upper side thereof, because a charging terminal should beprovided on an upper side, the cleaner holder according to the prior artmay not hold the cleaner.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides a cleaner holder which maysimultaneously charge a cleaner and a battery, and which be used in astand type or a wall-mounted type, as needed.

The present disclosure provides a cleaner holder which may be used whilebeing supported by a floor.

A cleaner holder includes: a first body having a first charging portconfigured to charge a cleaner; a second body protruding from the firstbody to support the cleaner; and a battery accommodating space recessedin one surface of the second body and configured to accommodate abattery detachably mounted to the cleaner, wherein a second chargingport configured to charge the battery is provided in the second body.

A cleaner holder which is fixed to a wall surface includes: a first bodywhich is fixed to the wall surface on a rear surface of the first bodyand has a first charging port formed on a front surface of the firstbody to charge a cleaner, and of which the front surface is in contactwith a first surface of the cleaner; a second body which protrudes fromthe first body and of which an upper surface supports a second surfaceof the cleaner; and a locking part provided on the first body andcoupled to the cleaner.

A cleaner holder which is placed and used on a floor includes: a firstbody which is seated on the floor on a rear surface of the first bodyand has a first charging port formed on an upper surface of the firstbody to charge a cleaner and of which the upper surface is in contactwith a first surface of the cleaner; a second body which protrudesupward from the first body, a second surface of the cleaner beingsupported by a side surface of the second body; and a locking partprovided in the second body and coupled to the cleaner body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the followingdrawings in which like reference numerals refer to like elements, andwherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a cleaner holder according toan embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the cleaner holder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the cleaner holder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which a cleaner is held on thecleaner holder;

FIG. 5A is a view illustrating a state in which the cleaner is coupledto a support part;

FIG. 5B is a view illustrating a state in which a locking part iscoupled to the cleaner;

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a state in which an extra battery isseparated from the cleaner holder;

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a state in which a nozzle is separatedfrom a charging stand;

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a state in which the charging stand isseparated from the support;

FIG. 9 is a view illustrating a state in which the charging stand onwhich the cleaner is held is mounted on a wall surface;

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating a state in which a charging stand issupported by a floor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Itshould be noted that when components in the drawings are designated byreference numerals, the same components have the same reference numeralsas far as possible even though the components are illustrated indifferent drawings. Further, in description of embodiments of thepresent disclosure, when it is determined that detailed descriptions ofwell-known configurations or functions disturb understanding of theembodiments of the present disclosure, the detailed descriptions will beomitted.

Also, in the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure,the terms such as first, second, A, B, (a) and (b) may be used. Each ofthe terms is merely used to distinguish the corresponding component fromother components, and does not delimit an essence, an order or asequence of the corresponding component. It should be understood thatwhen one component is “connected”, “coupled” or “joined” to anothercomponent, the former may be directly connected or jointed to the latteror may be “connected”, coupled” or “joined” to the latter with a thirdcomponent interposed therebetween.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a cleaner holder according toan embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 2 is a front view of thecleaner holder of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the cleaner holder ofFIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which a cleaner isheld on the cleaner holder.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, a cleaner holder 10 according to theembodiment of the present disclosure includes a charging stand 100 forcharging a battery of the cleaner 300. The charging stand 100 maysimultaneously support the cleaner 300 and charge the battery providedin the cleaner 300.

The cleaner 300 may include a cleaner body 310 having a suction motor, abattery housing 320 in which the battery is accommodated, an extensiontube 330 and a suction nozzle 340. The cleaner body 310 may include adust separator 312 for separating dust and a dust container 314 in whichthe dust separated by the dust separator 312 are stored. External airmay be introduced by suction force generated in the cleaner body 310through the suction nozzle 340 and the extension tube 330 and may bemoved to the dust container 314 provided in the cleaner body 310.Hereinafter, detailed descriptions of the cleaner 300 will be omitted.

The charging stand 100 includes a first body 110 and a second body 110a.

The first body 110 includes a charging port 113 (or a first chargingport). The charging port 113 may be in contact with terminals of thecleaner 300 to charge the battery provided in the cleaner 300.

An extra battery 302 may be accommodated in the second body 110 a. Thesecond body 110 a may additionally include a charging port (117 d) (seeFIG. 6) (or a second charging port) for charging the extra battery 302.

Extra nozzles 303 and 304 may be coupled to the charging stand 100. Thenozzles 303 and 304 may be attached/detached to/from the cleaner 300 orthe like. In general, a cleaner may include a plurality of replaceablesuction nozzles according to usage. Thus, it is inconvenient to storethe suction nozzle that is not used. However, in this way, when thesuction nozzles 303 and 304 are stored while being coupled to thecharging stand 100, the risk of loss is reduced, and a user may easilyuse the same. The extra nozzles 303 and 304 may be named accessories.

Fixing parts 115 a and 115 b for fixing the charging stand 100 to a wallsurface may be provided on a rear surface 111 of the first body 110.Accordingly, the charging stand 100 may be fixed to the wall surface.For example, the fixing parts 115 a and 115 b may have a hole or grooveshape. Accordingly, nails or the like, which are installed on the wallsurface, are inserted into the fixing parts 115 a and 115 b, so that thefirst body 110 may be fixed to the wall surface.

A support part 112 for supporting the cleaner body 310 may be providedin the second body 110 a. The support part 112 may support the cleanerbody 310 from below.

The charging stand 100 may further include a locking part 120 providedin the first body 110. The locking part 120 may be coupled to thecleaner 300 to stably fix the cleaner 300.

In detail, the locking part 120 may be coupled to the battery housing320 to support the cleaner 300. An inner peripheral surface of thelocking part 120 may have a shape corresponding to an outer peripheralsurface of the battery housing 320 to surround the outer peripheralsurface of the battery housing 320.

The user may selectively rotate the locking part 120 forward/rearwardsuch that the locking part 120 may be coupled to the battery housing320. The locking part 120 may include an anti-slide part 122 forproviding friction force such that the user may easily grip the lockingpart 120. The anti-slide part 122 may include a plurality of bosses onan outer peripheral surface of the locking part 120.

The cleaner holder 10 may further include a stand 200 for supporting thecharging stand 100.

The stand 200 may include a base 210 supported on a floor and a support220 provided in the base 210. The support 220 may be detachably coupledto the charging stand 100.

The support 220 may extend from the base 210 in a vertical direction.The support 220 may be coupled to an electric wire 114 provided in thecharging stand 100. The electric wire 114 may extend from the rearsurface 111 of the first body 110 to be connected to an external powersource.

The base 210 may include an inclined surface 213 on which the suctionnozzle 340 of the cleaner 300 is held and a stopper 215 for preventingthe suction nozzle 340 of the cleaner 300 from being separatedtherefrom.

The stopper 215 may protrude from an end of the inclined surface 213.The stopper 215 serves to support the suction nozzle 340 such that astate in which the suction nozzle 340 is stably seated on the base 210may be maintained. In some cases, the weight of the cleaner 300 may besupported by the support part 112 as well as a portion of the base 210,such as the stopper 215. That is, the weight of the cleaner 300 may betransferred to the stand 200 via both the charging stand 100, whichsupports the cleaner body 310, and the base 210, which supports thesuction nozzle 340. In some cases, when the cleaner 300 is coupled tothe charging stand 100 and supported by the stand 200, as seen forexample in FIG. 4, the highest point of the charging stand 100 may bepositioned vertically higher than the highest point of the cleaner 300.

Hereinafter, a method for coupling the cleaner 300 to the holder 10 willbe described.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a state in which a cleaner is held on thecleaner holder. In detail, FIG. 5A illustrates a state in which thecleaner is coupled to a support part, and FIG. 5B illustrates a state inwhich the locking part is coupled to the cleaner.

Referring to FIG. 5, a cleaner guide 116 for guiding movement of thecleaner body 310 may be provided in the second body 110 a.

The cleaner guide 116 may be provided inside the support part 112.Accordingly, the cleaner body 310 may be moved forward/rearward alongthe cleaner guide 116 while being supported by the support part 112. Asillustrated, the cleaner body 310 is moved along the cleaner guide 116to come into contact with the charging port 113. The cleaner body 310may be inserted along various directions into the cleaner holder to becharged. For example, the cleaner body 310 may be guided in a downwarddirection by the cleaner holder to make appropriate contact with thecharging port 113.

The locking part 120 may be rotatably connected to the first body 110within a predetermined angle. FIG. 5A illustrates a state in which thelocking part 120 is maximally rotated rearward (in a clockwise directionin FIG. 5A).

The first body 110 may include an elastic member (not illustrated) forapplying elastic force to the locking part 120. In a state in which thelocking part 120 is rotated rearward, the elastic member (notillustrated) may apply elastic force to a rear side thereof such that astate in which the locking part 120 is rotated rearward is maintained.

The locking part 120 may include a push part 123. The push part 123 maybe provided inside the locking part 120. The push part 123 may bepressed by the battery housing 320 while the cleaner body 310 is movedalong the cleaner guide 116.

When the push part 123 is pressed by the battery housing 320, thelocking part 120 may be operated.

In detail, when the locking part 120 is operated, the locking part 120may be rotated forward (in a counterclockwise direction in FIG. 5B) tobe coupled to the outer peripheral surface of the battery housing 320.Accordingly, the locking part 120 may cover at least a portion of thebattery housing 320.

When the locking part 120 is rotated forward, the elastic member (notillustrated) may apply elastic force such that a state in which thelocking part 120 is rotated forward is maintained. Accordingly, thelocking part 120 may serve to fix the battery housing 320 to the firstbody 110.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a state in which an extra battery isseparated from the cleaner holder.

Referring to FIG. 6, the charging stand 100 includes the second body foraccommodating the extra battery 302.

The second body 110 a may protrude from the first body 110. A batteryaccommodating space 117 a in which an extra battery 302 is to beaccommodated may be formed in the second body 110 a. The batteryaccommodating space 117 a may be recessed rearward from one surface ofthe second body 110 a. Further, the battery accommodating space 117 amay be provided inside the support part 112 and the cleaner guide 116.

A charging port 117 d for charging the extra battery 302 is providedinside the battery accommodating space 117 a.

The first and second bodies 110 and 110 a may include grooves 117 b and117 c for allowing the extra battery 302 accommodated in the batteryaccommodating space 117 a to be easily gripped.

The grooves 117 b and 117 c may include a first groove 117 b provided infront of the battery accommodating space 117 a and a second groove 117 cprovided on a rear side of the battery accommodating space 117 a.

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a state in which a nozzle is separatedfrom a charging stand.

Referring to FIG. 7, the charging stand 100 may include connectors 118 aand 118 b to which the extra nozzles 303 and 304 are selectivelycoupled. The connectors 118 a and 118 b may extend from one side of thecharging stand 100. The connectors 118 a and 118 b may be provided in,for example, the first body 110 or the second body 110 a.

The user may attach/detach the nozzles 303 and 304 to the connectors 118a and 118 b as needed. Accordingly, because the extra nozzles 303 and304 are easily stored and used, user convenience may be improved.

Here, in a state in which the stand 200 is coupled to a stand couplingpart 119 of the charging stand 100, the connectors 118 a and 118 b maybe located in front of the stand 200.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a state in which the charging stand isseparated from the support, and FIG. 9 is a view illustrating a state inwhich the charging stand on which the cleaner is held is mounted on awall surface.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the first body 110 may include a couplingpart 119 to which the support 220 is coupled. The support 220 may bedetachably coupled to the coupling part 119. Accordingly, the user mayeasily separate the charging stand 100 and the support 220 from eachother.

As needed, the user may fix the charging stand 100 from which thesupport 220 is separated to a wall surface 2 using the fixing parts 115a and 115 b.

When the cleaner holder according to the present disclosure is awall-mounted type, the charging stand may be fixed to a wall surface inclose contact with the wall surface in a state in which the stand isseparated from the charging stand, so that space utilization isexcellent.

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating a state in which the charging stand issupported by the floor.

Referring to FIG. 10, the rear surface 111 of the first body 110 may besupported by the floor. To achieve this, the rear surface 111 of thefirst body 110 may have a planar shape. In this way, because thecharging stand 100 may be held in various schemes according to a usagesituation, user convenience may be improved.

When the cleaner holder according to the present disclosure is afloor-mounted type, unlike a stand type or a wall-mounted type, aseparate member for installation of the charging stand is not required,so that a danger of overturning is minimized as the center of gravity islocated on a lower side.

What is claimed is:
 1. A cleaner holder comprising: a first body thatincludes a first charging port, the first charging port being configuredto charge a cleaner having a cleaner body for receiving a cleanerbattery, an extension tube that connects to the cleaner body, and asuction nozzle that connects to the extension tube; a second body thatprotrudes from the first body and is configured to contact and supportthe cleaner body; and a battery accommodating space that is defined inthe second body and recessed from a surface of the second body, thebattery accommodating space being configured to receive the cleanerbattery that has been detached from the cleaner, wherein the second bodyincludes a second charging port configured to charge the detachedcleaner battery.
 2. The cleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the firstbody further includes: fixing parts that are configured to fix the firstbody to a wall surface; and a stand coupling part that is configured tocouple the first body to a stand.
 3. The cleaner holder of claim 2,wherein the first body or the second body includes a connector that isconfigured to receive a cleaner accessory.
 4. The cleaner holder ofclaim 2, wherein the fixing parts include a hole or a groove defined ata surface of the first body.
 5. The cleaner holder of claim 2, furtherincluding terminals that are connected to an electric wire that isconfigured to supply electric power, wherein the terminals and thefixing parts are located on a rear surface of the first body.
 6. Thecleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the first body includes a lockingpart that is configured, based on the cleaner being coupled to the firstbody, to restrict movement of the cleaner relative to the first body. 7.The cleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the second body includes acleaner guide configured to guide the cleaner to make charging contactwith the first charging port.
 8. The cleaner holder of claim 1, furthercomprising a stand that is configured to be coupled to a stand couplingpart of the first body.
 9. The cleaner holder of claim 8, wherein thestand comprises: a support having a first end and a second end oppositethe first end, the first end being configured to couple to the firstbody and the second end being configured to couple to a base; and thebase that is configured to rest on ground.
 10. The cleaner holder ofclaim 9, further comprising an electric wire that is connected to a rearsurface of the first body and configured to supply electric power to thefirst charging port and the second charging port, wherein the electricwire extends to the base along a rear surface of the support.
 11. Thecleaner holder of claim 9, wherein the base includes an inclined surfacethat slopes downward toward a front portion of the base and isconfigured to support the suction nozzle of the cleaner.
 12. The cleanerholder of claim 11, wherein the base further includes a stopper thatprotrudes upward from the front portion of the base and is configured torestrict movement of the suction nozzle relative to the base.
 13. Thecleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the first body and the second bodyare integrally formed with each other.
 14. A cleaner holder comprising:a first body having a rear surface that is configured to be fixed to awall surface; a first charging port located on a front surface of thefirst body and configured to charge a cleaner, the front surface of thefirst body being configured to contact a first surface of the cleaner; asecond body that protrudes from the first body, an upper surface of thesecond body being configured to support a second surface of the cleaner;and a locking part located at the first body and configured to couplethe cleaner to the first body, wherein the second body defines a batteryaccommodating space that is recessed from a surface of the second bodyand configured to receive a cleaner battery that has been detached fromthe cleaner.
 15. The cleaner holder of claim 14, wherein at least aportion of a bottom surface of the first body is flat and configured torest on ground.
 16. The cleaner holder of claim 14, wherein the batteryaccommodating space includes a second charging port configured to chargethe detached cleaner battery.
 17. The cleaner holder of claim 14,wherein, based on the cleaner making charging contact with the firstcharging port, at least a portion of the battery accommodating space iscovered by the cleaner.
 18. A cleaner holder comprising: a chargingstand body configured to support a portion of a cleaner, the chargingstand body defining a battery accommodating space configured to receivea cleaner battery that has been detached from the cleaner, the batteryaccommodating space having an inlet portion that is configured to allowthe cleaner battery to pass through; a charging port located at asurface of the charging stand body and configured to charge a batterythat is connected to the cleaner; a support extending verticallydownward from and being detachably connected to the charging stand body;and a base located vertically below and connected to the support,wherein the cleaner holder is configured to maintain the cleaner in anupright position relative to ground, and wherein the inlet portion ofthe battery accommodating space is positioned vertically higher than anupper end of the support.
 19. The cleaner holder of claim 18, whereinthe charging stand body is configured to support a body portion of thecleaner, and the base is configured to support a nozzle portion of thecleaner.